RT Book, Section
A1 Yeomans, Edward R.
A1 Hoffman, Barbara L.
A1 Gilstrap III, Larry C.
A1 Cunningham, F. Gary
SR Print(0)
ID 1138212516
T1 Critical Illness in Pregnancy
T2 Cunningham and Gilstrap's Operative Obstetrics, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071849067
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138212516
RD 2024/04/24
AB Critical  illness  in  pregnancy  is  relatively  rare.  Current  studies  estimate  the  incidence  of  intensive  care  unit  (ICU)  admissions  in  pregnancy  and  the  puerperium  to  range  between  0.7  and  13.5  events  per  1000  deliveries  (Pollock,  2010).  Most  of  these  admissions  are  postpartum,  and  obstetric  complications  account  for  between  55  and  90  percent.  The  most  common  indications  are  hypertensive  disorders  of  pregnancy,  hemorrhage,  and  sepsis  (Baskett,  2008;  Chantry,  2008;  Orsini,  2012;  Pollock,  2010).  Nonobstetric  indications  for  ICU  admission  include  maternal  cardiovascular  disease,  pulmonary  disease,  cerebrovascular  accidents,  trauma,  and  anesthetic  complications  (Wanderer,  2013;  Zwart,  2010).